Kogi House of Assembly: Adoke moves Motion seeking provision of motorized boreholes for Nagazi people

MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE CALLING ON THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SIX (6) MOTORIZED BOREHOLES WITH GENERATING SETS FOR THE PEOPLE OF NAGAZI IN ADAVI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Whereas: Water is one of the basic necessities of life that has no substitute, therefore, making it an unavoidable essential need of human beings.
Whereas: To this, every successive Government strives to ensure adequate portable water supply for her electorates as one of the dividends of democracy.
Whereas: The people of Nagazi in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State are facing their critical moment with acute shortage of water supply because their source of getting water is nothing to write home about.
Whereas: If urgent action is not taken, the Area is prone to outbreak of water borne diseases and prevention is better than cure.
Whereas: To ensure that the inhabitants of Nagazi is prevented from future water infection and to equally feel the impact of democratic change, be it therefore, resolved as follow:
1. That an appeal be made through the resolution of this august House that the Government of His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Bello, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, in his magnanimity provide six (6) boreholes with Generating Sets through the relevant Ministry/Agency to the people of Nagazi in Adavi Local Government.
I so moved.

Hon. Muktar Bello Adoke,
Member, Adavi Constituency.

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